Hook for rope used to pull a boat into a dock

A hook, attachable to an end of a rope, comprising:

• an elongated shank having first and second ends, and a rope receiving means including an end opening in the first end of the shank;
• a tine having a first end fixed to the second end of the shank and a second free end spaced from said shank;
• said shank and said tine defining a hook throat between them;
• said shank having a substantially wide and flat throat surface directed toward the tine;
• and
• said first end of said shank including an oblique end surface surrounding the end opening, said surface intersecting and forming an obtuse angle with the flat throat surface of the shank;
• whereby in use the hook is secured to a rope, and the rope extends out from the opening in the first end of the shank, and the rope is held while the hook is thrown over an object, the rope is then retracted to pull the hook back toward the object and bring said oblique end surface at the first end of the shank into contact with the object, and wherein the oblique end surface and the tine are positioned relative to each other such that the contact of the oblique end surface with the object and the weight of the tine cooperate to rotate the hook such that the tine will engage the object.